Culttvator



S. P. TAYLOR.

()ULHVATOR.

APPLICAHUN HLED JUNE 25. 19114.

Patented Oct. 7, 1919.

SILAS PINKNEY TAYLOR, OF LORETTO, TENNESSEE.

CULTIVA'IOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Original application field March 24, 1919, Serial No. 284,578. Divided and this application filed June 25, 1919. Serial No. 306,646.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SILAs P. TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States, residing at-'Lo retto, in the county of Lawrence and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cultivators, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings- This invention relates to certain improvements in cultivators, and it is an object of the invention to provide a device of this general character including novel and improved means for cutting vines or the like in advance of the ground working members. The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts of my im proved cultivator whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use,

as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of my invention will hereinafter be definitely claimed.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in top plan of a cultivator constructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention, the beam being in fragment and portions omitted.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 3 is a view in perspective of the plate herein embodied for carrying the cutting member.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, B denotes a beam preferably of the type disclosed in my co-pending application Serial No. 284,578, and of which my present application is a division. Supported for swinging movement by the beam B through the instrumentality of the bolts 2 and 3 are the transverse or cross members 4 and 5. The members 4 and 5 extend beyond the opposite sides of the beam B and are arranged in parallelism. Similar end portions of the members 4 and 5 have pivotally engaged therewith a rigid link 7 which operates to maintain the members 4 and 5 in their parallel relation irrespective of their swinging movement.

Bivctaily engaged with the member 4 are the shanks a of the ground engaging mem bers M. The shanks a also extend between the member 5 and the supplemental member 5 underlying the member 5 and between the bolts 9 or the like whereby the members M have limited lateral swinging movementone independently of the other.

Secured to a side face of the beam B referably at a point immediately adjacent the bolt 2 arethe extremities of a substantially 'U-shaped bracket 21. The bracket 21 ex.-

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side member 0, whereby the plate is properly 1 positioned within the bracket 21.

Each of the flanges 23 is provided with an opening 26 adapted to register with each of the longitudinally alined openings 27 in the adjacent side member 0. Removably disposed through the registering openings 26 of each of the flanges 23 and the openings 27 of the'side member 0 is a pin 28 or the like. By this means, the plate 22 may be adjusted toward or from the beam B and held in a desired position relative to the beam.

The plate 22 is provided with. a pair of vertically alined slots 29 through which is directed the shank 30 of a cutting knife 31. The cutting knife 31 is positioned below the beam B and operates to sever vines or the like which may have become entwined about the plants of a row with which my improved cultivator may be employed, so that the cultivating operation is materially facilitated.

It is to be stated that the adjustment of the plate 22 and the resultant adjustment of the knife 31 is required in order to properly position the knife 31 in accordance with the various adjustments of the members 4 and 5 about their respective bolts or pivots 2 and 3 as it is preferred that the knife 31 extend downwardly between the shanks a of a pair of ground engaging members M immediately adjacent the beam B.

From the foregoing description, it is thought to be obvious that a cultivator eon structed in accordance with my invention is particularly Well adapted foruse byreason 7 of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled and operated and it Will also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change and modification Without departing from the principles and spirit thereof and for this" reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the sei 'eialpai'ts herein shown in carrying out invention in practice except as-hereiii-after claimed." i a I clairrii v 1; In cori biiiation with the beam of a cultii atdi a substantially u -shaped bracket extending laterally from the beam; a plate positioned setweea the side portions of the movable toward or from the beam; said plate being provided with means engageable with the side portions of the bracket for maintaining the plate in applied position, and a cutting member carried by.

the plate.

7 2; In combination with the beam of a cultivator, a substantially U-shaped bracket extending laterally from the beam, a plate po sitioned between the side portions of the bracket and movable toward or from the beam; said plate being provided with means engageable with the side portions of the bracket for maintaining the 'plate' in applied position, said plate being'pro idecl with verber includinga shank disposed through said we ents esei l, bj whin ing t'he eammissmer' an new; wasliiiigtoii D. 0;

' tically spaced openings; and a "cutting iiie'm- 

